What happens when two travel addicts begin a love affair.

Belgium

Earlier this year, we had a 1 day stopover in Brussels, Belgium in between Dublin and Paris. Given the limited time, we did not have much opportunity to really explore…but we did come across a few things of interest:

Delirium Cafe: This place is massive…and by cafe, they really mean an entire street full of bars. Each bar is specialized to your vice of choice – beers, wine, whiskey, gin, vodka…they have it all, and a huge selection of each to boot.

La Grand Place: The buildings in this open market space are all old. With that age comes a bit of disrepair – which was being worked on while we were there. A full renovation of the facades was underway, and I am interested to see the final product when it is completed.

Public Water Fountains: We noticed some interesting fountains throughout Brussels while we were walking about. The local water company has sponsored the placement of these clean drinking water fountains – clever advertising, considering the heat.

Bye Dublin, Hello Brussels!

Free drinking water in middle of square

Something wrong with my glass here!

Mark looking stunningly handsome in sweltering heat!

Pre 17th Cent: Brussels Town Hall

Dates to the Middle Ages

Each building in La Grand-Place has dates of construction

Inside Brussels shopping area

Inside La Grand-Place

Taking in the scenery

Happy Godiva Chocolatier!

Melody enjoys door embellishments

She wants this as a doorpiece

Interesting door styles

Overall, the city was hot – unbelievably hot. It happens that we went during record high temperatures throughout Europe, and with culture dictating that there is no air-conditioning…we suffered.

Instead of sleeping, we found ourselves having drinks in the street. Had we not gone for drinks, we likely would have died from a heat stroke in our sleep.